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LOCAL NEWS
An overview of Meade County’s school cancellation and delay procedure
With the first snows of the 2006-2007 winter season flurrying around, it’s time to once again share the procedure the Meade County school system has in place for determining when school will be cancelled or delayed due to inclement weather and/or impassable roads. Every attempt is made to maintain the operation of the Meade County school system on regular schedule. However, as our buses travel 5,000 miles a day, road conditions in various parts of the county may differ widely. In case of inclement weather, district personnel follow established procedures before making the decision to delay or cancel school.
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Dessie Swink local winner in peace poster contest
 Dessie Swink, an 8th-grader at Stuart Pepper Middle School has taken the first step to becoming an internationally recognized artist by winning a local competition sponsored by the North Hardin Lions Club.
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Salem children’s mission: all for the kids
 For the past 15 years, Jack and Wilma Simmons have served as coordinators of the Salem Association of Baptist Churches children’s mission.
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Profile on Longevity – ‘Tickle’ Thompson
 James Earl Thompson – for years known as “Tickle” Thompson – was born in Guston on Oct. 16, 1918. He was the second child born to Joseph Albert “Jodie” Thompson and Eva (Ritchie) Thompson, who had a total of eight children – five sons and three daughters. The oldest child – a daughter – died at the age of 2 before Tickle was born.
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YIC donates $500 to Breast Cancer Coalition
 The Meade County High School chapter of Youth In Charge presented a $500 donation to the Meade County Breast Cancer Coalition in memory of Mary Alice Allen.
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Brandenburg United Methodist Church and Habitat for Humanity will dedicate ninth home
On Aug. 27, ground was broken on a home to be built in partnership between the Meade County chapter of Habitat for Humanity and Brandenburg United Methodist Church.
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Ketterman’s lemonade stand
 Barbara Ketterman’s 3rd-grade class at Ekron Elementary held a lemonade sale last Thursday and Friday to raise money for a Christmas angel.
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Ekron Elementary student selected for All-State Children’s Choir
 Taylor Oliver, a 6th-grader at Ekron Elementary School, has worked hard for a great honor. She, along with 204 other outstanding 5th- and 6th-grade singers from across the state, has been selected for the Kentucky All-State Children’s Choir.
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Meteorologist at Muldraugh
 On Wednesday, Nov. 29, WLKY meteorologist Bob Symon brought the WLKY weather class to the students at Muldraugh Elementary School.
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If you drop an egg, will it break? Maybe not
 All 4th-grade students at David T. Wilson Elementary were recently introduced to the “force of motion” topic in science.
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